Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10962901 | Vaccine | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
A simple “off-the-shelf” fed-batch approach to aerobic bacterial cultivation for recombinant protein subunit vaccine manufacturing is presented. In this approach, changes in the dissolved oxygen levels are used to adjust the nutrient feed rate (DO-stat), so that the desired dissolved oxygen level is maintained throughout cultivation. This enables high Escherichia coli cell densities and recombinant protein titers. When coupled to a kLa-matched scale-down model, process performance is shown to be consistent at the 2Â L, 20Â L, and 200Â L scales for two recombinant E. coli strains expressing different protein subunit vaccine candidates. Additionally, by mining historical DO-stat nutrient feeding data, a method to transition from DO-stat to a pre-determined feeding profile suitable for larger manufacturing scales without using feedback control is demonstrated at the 2Â L, 20Â L, and 200Â L scales.
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Authors
Patrick Farrell, Jacob Sun, Paul-Philippe Champagne, Heron Lau, Meg Gao, Hong Sun, Arno Zeiser, Tony D'Amore,